After nine months in the works, the School of Communication at Point Park University has added a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic and Interactive Design.
On Monday, Nov. 5, members of the university met and a proposal was presented to incorporate a BFA in graphic design as a new major. It was decided th...

The United Student Government (USG) is recovering from a rocky semester following censures against President Kaylee Kearns, the resignation of Parliamentarian Alexander Popichak and divisions within USG’s legislative body.
Matt Spadaccia assumed the role of parliamentarian two weeks ago and has alre...

Students will have multiple places to get in the holiday spirit by drinking some holiday spirits, while also helping charitable causes.
Two new holiday pop-up bars, Auld Lang Syne and Jingle Bar, will be taking over restaurant spaces in and near Market Square by the end of next week.
Auld Lang Syn...

An LGBTQ resource fair was held in the Lawrence Hall lobby last Wednesday, with booths meant to aid LGBTQ students.
Panelists dressed in Halloween costumes sat in booths that lined the walls to offer resources, pamphlets and even STI testing to interested students.
The event was organized by ...

The United Student Government (USG) engaged in heated debate at this week’s legislative body meeting concerning Senator Mathew Johnson’s list of proposed bylaw changes and amendments to USG’s
constitution.
Nearly the entire legislative body agreed in discussions over the last month that th...

Point Park faculty and administration are still working on defining language in the union contract that was finalized in August of last year after an extensive negotiation period.
Issues concerning compensation for certain faculty activities and defining key language have continued to be the subject...

An attack which killed 11 people in a synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood has left many in Pittsburgh and across the nation in a state of mourning.
The tragedy set off a wave of tributes around the world, and raised new questions about the presence of anti-Semitism in the United States.
Grace Tyler...

Free speech activist Mary Beth Tinker visited the Center for Media Innovation Oct. 23 to share her story with students regarding her role in the historic 1969 Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District Supreme Court case.
Tinker fought for the freedom to wear a black armband in protest of the Vietnam...

The United Student Government (USG) discussedstudent representation and student organizations during Monday’s Legislative Body Meeting.
Also discussed was an opportunity for USG members to serve on committees at Faculty Assembly meetings.
Concerns about the Faculty Assembly meetings ranged from the ...

Point Park administration continued budget cuts by limiting university funding for department spending.
On the list of items cut are pet care, flight upgrades, coffee, bottled water, food for faculty meetings and ibuprofen.
These items are now classified as “personal items” by the university, even i...